A member of the Philadelphia Eagles who stutters tells a Philadelphia teenager that even though she has a stutter that shouldn’t prevent her from following her dreams on the 4th Annual NFL Characters Unite, a documentary airing at 7 p.m. Friday on USA Network. The one-hour special will feature profiles of NFL players who faced difficult life challenges including the Eagles' running back Darren Sproles, who overcame a debilitating stutter. He mentors Sheila, who also has a stutter that makes her a target for bullies. “When you can’t get your words out you feel like you can’t do anything,” he tells her. “Because you stutter doesn’t mean...

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